Luke 24:5

And while they feared and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them: Why seek you among the dead for him that lives?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

In Context

4And it came to pass, while they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining raiment.

6He is not here, but he has risen; remember that he spoke to you while he was yet in Galilee,

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Cross References

Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment was white as snow.

Luke 1:12And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

Acts 10:3He distinctly saw, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

Revelation 1:18and I am he that lives; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive from age to age: and I have the keys of hades and of death.

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:2-13

The Resurrection. 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why… Read the whole commentary →

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